Clare Morin was born in Blackburn, England and at the age of two her family moved to Hong Kong. She grew up in the British colony attending international schools and speaking English. She learned rudimentary Cantonese and continues to study Mandarin. After Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, Clare returned to the city to work as an arts writer for newspapers and magazines. Clare works as a freelance writer, editor and publicist. She is a volunteer with the Serlingpa Meditation Center, a non-profit Buddhist organization where she teaches weekly meditation classes. In 2014, Clare helped to co-found the Yaji arts series in Portland, organized by Fox Intercultural Consulting. These salon-type gatherings connect artists from East and West over tea. Clare and her husband have lived in Portland since 2009.